Devotions based on Mark Buchanan’s book, Spiritual Rhythm This book is about the 4 distinct seasons of our soul within us. There are seasonal rhythms like flourishing and fruitful, stark and dismal, cool and windy, etc. The seasons have nothing to do with age and seldom the person.  Our responsibility is to know the season…

Devotions based on an article by Stacey Benson As we follow God’s call for our lives I’m sure we’ve all had our share of darts thrown at us by friends, family, and church people.  It may be hurtful words, judgments, criticisms, or untrue accusations against our character. We can respond by building  protective walls or…

Devotions based on Florence MacKenzie’s article about discouragement I think we all get discouraged at times and wish we could run away from difficult circumstances. Mac Kenzie gives us 6 ways to try to defeat discouragement. 1. Choose to believe the character of God.  He loves us with an everlasting love and we need to…

Devotions based on thoughts from an article by Jill Brisco We are all getting older but if we have a heart for God we can be ever young.  The best thing we can do for our world is to know God in such a way that others will look at our life and want to…

Devotions from Michael Molinas’ book, Spiritual Guide Have you dreamed of having great peace that is not affected by trials and adversity that comes your way?  As we are grounded in His love we can experience this peace and welcome whatever comes into our lives. But we must renounce our self nature, any desire to…

Devotions from Michael Molinas book, The Spiritual Guide The wisdom of God is something that is infused within us and leads to an inner knowing of God. Sermons may be given by men of great knowledge and learning but they may lack an experiential knowledge of the internal things of the Spirit.  They may seek…

Devotions from Michael Molinas in the book, The Spiritual Guide In the center of our being is the place God wants to dwell. He manifests himself in ways that are above our understanding and senses.  If we desire to hear His voice to our hearts we need to die to our selfish nature and avoid…

Thoughts based on an article by Benner and Moon in Conversations Magazine God is in the present moment but how do we experience His presence in our moment-by-moment daily life?  We can start our day by asking him to help us discern His presence in the events of our day. And at the close of…

Devotions based on an article by Benner and Moon in Conversations Magazine God is love, so we can know God only in love. As we taste God’s love and allow it to touch us, we come to truly KNOW Him.  This knowing comes from stillness before God and one’s own self. “Only when we love…

Devotions based on an article by Benner and Moon in Conversations Magazine Prayer is more than praying and asking for things and saying things to God. “Prayer is communion with God, a communion initiated by God, who has already come to us and who is openly attentive to us and communicating to us before we…